Sang Gerai Chicken Rice

Update: This Establishment has changed its name from Grand Chicken Rice to Sang Gerai Chicken Rice.

Review Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Recommended)

Address: G-68, 01-01, Shopping Mall Ground Floor Bay Point, Persiaran Danga Perdana Country Garden, Danga Bay, 80200 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia (Located within Beletime Mall)

Google Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ArVn6xZkfJiDJKAc9
(Please refer to the Timings provided in the Google Map Link for the Operating Hours.)

🐔 Signature Roasted Chicken Rice = RM13.80

Service Charge 5% = RM0.69
Service Tax 6% = RM0.83

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If you have ever visited this Beletime Mall in Danga Bay, you will know that its a Very Quiet Mall with a Few Eateries that are also Very Quiet with not much Customers around. 🤔 This one is one of the Very Few Successful Eatery here that is Well Patronized with Customers. 👍 Since my Visit it has since changed its name to "Sang Gerai". 🤔

One of the Bigger Eatery in this Quiet Mall, it spans a Very Large Area and has a Very Family Friendly, almost Fast Food type of Feel. 👍 The place is Well Kept and Clean and the Staffs are Friendly, Jolly and Bubbly and have a Welcoming Feel. 😄


🐔 Chicken Rice is of course their Forte, but they also do provide other Local Eats. Their Signature Roasted Chicken Rice is the Top Item in their Top 10 List, so of course I had to give this a try. Took about 4 Mins for it to Serve Up.

There are 4 Condiment Sauces on the Side.

Red Condiment is Chilli Sauce 🌶️ and has a Very Prominent Taste of Lime and Calimansi. 🍋‍🟩 The Taste of this is Predominantly Sourish but the Most Surprising thing is this is Completely Non-Spicy. Not even abit Spicy at all which felt abit strange because usually Chicken Rice Red Chilli is Spicy. 🤔 It's so not spicy, I reckon even Children will have no issues with this. 😄

Green Condiment is Gingerish in Taste and this one has abit of Spicy Kick with a Heat that will Linger on your Tongue. 🔥 I reckon this is the Classic Chicken Rice Ginger Paste although I'm not sure what gave it its Green Colour because Ginger Paste is Traditionally Yellow in Colour. Perhaps they mixed in Green Chilli with it? 🤔

Black Condiment is a Thick Sweet Soy Sauce mixed with Chilli. 🍯🌶️ This is the Spiciest of them all and is Noticeably Spicier than the Green Ginger Paste. I reckon Chilli Padi is the Main Heat Provider here. 🌶️ Not only will the Spiciness linger on your Tongue, it may even sting abit if you cannot take Spicy Foods. 😅

The Last Condiment looks like Light Soy Sauce but is actually Fish Sauce. 🐟 It was a very interesting choice to use Fish Sauce instead of Soy Sauce for Chicken Rice. 🤔

Very interesting choices for the Condiments and they are all Unique Alternatives compared to Traditional Chinese-Styled Condiments used in Traditional Chicken Rice Eateries. 👍



🐔 Signature Roasted Chicken Rice = RM13.80
(Add RM2.00 if you want Drumstick)

When it first arrived, I was impressed with the Generous Portion of Chicken Meat given and how Beautiful the Presentation looked. 😋 Even the Amount of Rice felt alot more Generous than Usual compared to alot of other Chicken Rice Specialty Eateries I've eaten so far in JB. 🍚😅 The Chicken Rice itself has a Very Nice Chickeny Fragrance wafting from it. 有香气. 😋 It has a somewhat Softer and Oily Texture to it. This Chicken Rice is not bad and is Delicious even when eaten plain on its own. 👍

Chicken pieces are mostly Thick Cut Pieces of 🐔 Chicken Breasts and a Mid-Wing. Even though Chicken Breasts, the Meat is Wet and Juicy, doesn't taste Overly Chickeny, and I especially like that the Meat has a Super Tender Soft Texture that crumbles and disintegrates easily in your Mouth. 😋 While the Skin doesn't have a High Level Smoky Flavour like the Brilliant Hong Sing I reviewed previously in Taman Johor Jaya, it does still have a Decent Roasted Taste. 👍 The Zhup that accompanies this Chicken Meat Platter is Sharply Salty and can really Kickstart your Appetite. 🍯😋

Chicken Soup is also Competently Made. 🍲 Warm and Comforting, the Chicken Taste in here is actually Quite Robust but not Overly Obtrusive and also Not Overly Salty. This is a Decent Bowl of Chicken Soup. 👍 Every Component of this Set Meal works Decently from the Rice 🍚 to the Chicken 🐔 to the Soup. 🍲 Each of them stand on its own and when combined worked in Harmony. No Wonder this Dish is listed on their Top in their Top 10 List in the Menu.

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Conclusion and Closing Thoughts

I'll be honest, I had never expected to find such a Decent Eatery in this Sleepy Beletime Mall. 😅 Legit Pleasantly surprised at how Decent this Chicken Rice set was and especially Value for Money seeing the Generous Amount of Chicken Meat given for its Asking Price. 👍

Even the Condiments while not the Traditional type you'd normally see in a Chicken Rice stall impressed me with their own version of it that totally work. 👍 Total Combined Price of RM15.30 (S$4.50) is Worth the Money to come give this a Try. It was really the Friendly and Bubbly Young Staffs that made me feel Welcome when eating here. 😄

Ultimately though, Value-Added as this place may be, and how Friendly and Welcome this place made me feel, the Quality of the Roasted Chicken here falls short in my opinion. 🤔 Don't get me wrong, It is Nice, but if comparing the other Roasted Meats I've eaten in JB so far, it is not quite there yet. 🤔 If you are ever here in Danga Bay though, I have no issues recommending this place to eat. 👍